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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Oliver O'Connell

Watchdog finds ‘rampant abuse’ of remote work among federal employees during Biden administration

A U.S. government watchdog found “rampant abuse” of work-from-home policies by federal workers, according to a new report released on Friday.

The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees the federal workforce, found “compliance failures and weak internal oversight” as the root cause of the problem. The report focused on procedures that allowed employees to work remotely, rather than whether they were effectively performing their jobs.

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